Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 05, 1961
Transcript:
Charlie Brown jumps in fear, as his kite swoops down at him.<BR><BR> Lucy watches as Charlie Brown pounds his fist on the ground and says, "I can't get that stupid kite in the air! I can't! I can't!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown sits on the ground with string hanging from his head. Lucy says, "Oh, come on now, Charlie Brown . . . That's no way to talk . . ."<BR><BR> Lucy continues, "The whole trouble with you is that you don't believe in yourself! You don't believe in your own abilities!"<BR><BR> Lucy continues, "You've got to say to yourself, 'I believe that I can fly this kite'. Now go ahead, say to yourself, 'I believe that I can fly this kite!'"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown thinks, "I believe that I can fly this kite."<BR><BR> Lucy says, "All right, now say it out loud . . . Say it over and over . . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "I believe that I can fly this kite! I believe that I can fly this kite!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown makes a determined face and says, "I actually believe that I can fly this kite!" Lucy says, "You do?"<BR><BR> Lucy points her finger and says, "I'll bet you ten to one you're wrong!"<BR><BR>
Such great art in that first panel…